Ottawa County Department of Public Health

Health officials are suggesting steps to protect people and pets

A bite from a Lone Star Tick make a person allergic to red meat and some dairy products The Health Department wants to know how it got there

The Chair of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners announced plans to take up an anti-abortion resolution at Tuesday’s board meeting

Adeline Hambley's lengthy legal fight with county commissioners over pandemic-era mask mandates concluded Tuesday with the board bowing to the will of a court-ordered arbitrator

A judge has decided the $4 million deal was discussed during negotiations, but was not a binding agreement

The health officer maintains that Ottawa Co. leadership is engaging in “retaliatory politics” for mask mandates and COVID vaccine requirements

Human cases of West Nile virus infections reported in two west Michigan counties.

Monday, shortly after Ottawa County administrators issued a news release announcing it would return the Department of Public Health’s budget to pre-COVID pandemic levels, leadership and staff reported they'd been denied access to department social media platforms.

County leaders seek pre-COVID average funding level.

Elected board of commissioners, who are predominantly far-right leaning Republicans, have made sweeping changes to county since taking over